A quick recap of the week

week review 2015-10-10

Here are a few highlights from the past week on AOA:

+ There's a plan for redeveloping Albany's oldest building.

+ We revisited Albany's reservoir goats. (Toast is kind of pushy!)

+ Here's a quick scan of some things that caught our eye in the Capital Region's bid for $500 million from the state -- it includes a proposed huge development project in downtown Albany.

+ What was up in the Neighborhood this week: two contrasting experiences, feeling old, laughing at life, a ghost sign, a beautiful old map, ancestors, trigger warnings, springs, the Bridge of Flowers, what's fermenting on the farm, being judgy, Innovo Kitchen, Memphis King, and the best bottle of cheap wine.

+ We gave away tickets to the Albany Barn Fusion event by asking: If you could "fuse" any two elements from the Capital Region together, what would they be -- and what would they create?

+ Women in the Capital Region are pulling ahead of men when it comes to getting a college degree.

+ After a service started offering to ship foliage -- that is, leaves in a box -- to people, we considered what other locally abundant stuff we could be selling. It's time to start monetizing our potholes.

+ A look at how Albany's red light camera system has started off.

Thanks to everyone who posted a comment or shared an idea this week!

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